How e.s.i. Healthy Dentistry Handles X-Rays
How e.s.i. Healthy Dentistry Handles X-Rays
By Wave Agency
The risk of x-rays is something that many patients may fear when going to the dentist. A fear of x-rays is often misplaced, however. Compared to x-rays of the past, new technologies have advanced x-rays greatly and have allowed them to become safer than ever. The question remains, however, do x-rays affect your future health?
Dental x-rays using modern technology, and based on a variety of well-trusted studies, do not cause negative reactions within a patient’s body. Patients should also consider how x-rays are a massive benefit, especially when it comes to their ability to notice diseases, cavities, and other oral afflictions before they become too serious.
e.s.i. Healthy Dentistry’s Dr. Kilimitzoglou has this to say on the topic: “Living things, humans included, are used to being exposed to this background radiation … We could say that one dental x-ray is equivalent to a few minutes of background radiation.”
A focused x-ray while using the right equipment is simply not as harmful as general radiation exposure, something that is known to have direct negative impacts on the body. When one undergoes a medical x-ray whether it is a dental x-ray or other, sensitive organs are shielded thanks to modern equipment.
Dr. K writes, “To compare single bursts of x-rays from dental exams and extrapolate them to a whole-body dose that atomic bomb survivors received and then compare it to cancer risk decades later doesn’t seem scientifically valid.”
Scientific evidence has shown us that the radiation present at dental exams does not increase the risk of cancer. This is especially true due to modern advancements which have made the precision of x-rays greater than ever. Ultimately, X-rays are tools that allow dentists to properly diagnose and treat patients in the most effective manner possible.
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